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NewsScreen Australia backs Thornton, Ayres projects
Screen Australia is to invest in five new feature films, three of which are from the proven directors Warwick Thornton (Samson And Delilah), Tony Ayres (The Home Song Stories) and Kriv Stenders (Red Dog).
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NewsWadjda, Inside clinch top prizes at Dubai film festival
Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda won both best film and best actress in the Muhr Arab feature competition at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), while Turkish drama Inside won best film and best actor in the Muhr AsiaAfrica competition.
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NewsChina box office round-up: Life Of Pi, Cold War rule in November
The Chinese film market warmed up in November as overall admissions and box office were on the rise compared to the slightly slower market in October.
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NewsShowbox picks up Yoon Jong-bin's Kundo
Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex will handle international sales on hit director Yoon Jong-bin’s upcoming Kundo: Age Of The Rampant which has recently cast top stars Ha Jung-woo (The Yellow Sea) and Gang Dong-won (Secret Reunion).
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NewsNew distribution fund set to boost Flemish films
EXCLUSIVE: Flanders Image is preparing to launch a financial support scheme that will award funds to international distributors of Flemish films.
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NewsSF Norge acquires majority share in Motion Blur
Subsidiary of Scandinavian major Svensk Filmindustri has acquired a 51% majority share in the Norwegian production entity.
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NewsJulien Temple wraps Rio documentary Children of The Revolution
Rio-themed film will be delivered in October 2013.
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NewsPicturehouse partners with MUBI
Partnership will enable Picturehouse members to receive 90 days of free access to MUBI as part of their annual membership.
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NewsSeven films advance in Oscar make-up category
The shortlist comprises Hitchcock, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les Misérables, Lincoln, Looper, Men in Black 3 and Snow White And The Huntsman.
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NewsHobbit destroys international foes with $138m launch
Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth delivered an other-worldly result as New Line and MGM’s first in a new JRR Tolkien trilogy opened on 18,200 screens in 56 markets through Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI).
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NewsHobbit scores biggest North American December release
The estimated $84.8m three-day haul through Warner Bros makes New Line/MGM’s fantasy adventure the biggest film ever to open in December.
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NewsThe Hobbit journeys to the top of the UK box office
Warner’s Lord of The Rings prequel takes $18.8m (£11.6m), including previews, to debut at number one.
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NewsBerlinale's Generation selections include Gilroy's The Cold Lands and Mordaunt's The Rocket
The Berlinale has announced the first selections for its Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions.
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NewsParisFX's sixth edition welcomes speakers including Nicolas Duval, Angela Barson
Highlights include a presentation by Argentine director Juan Solanas about the creative and technical process of making his sci-fi feature Upside Down.
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NewsEurimages supports Wenders, Virzi and Mundruczo
Co-production fund announces final selections for 2012 after board meeting in Dubai.
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NewsFox International Productions starts Panda Eyes shoot
Isabel Coixet directs Sophie Turner from the small screen smash Game Of Thrones in her feature film debut. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rhys Ifans and Claire Forlani also star.
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Richard Gere to receive Palm Springs Chairman’s Award
The star of Arbitrage, riding high on a Golden Globe dramatic lead actor nomination, will collect the honour at the24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) on Jan 5.“Throughout his career Richard Gere has established himself as an accomplished actor and producer and yet still finds time to support ...
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Sundance: Screenwriters Lab, Documentary grant recipients
The Sundance Institute announced on Monday (17) it would dedicate the January Screenwriters Lab to the memory of the late founding creative advisor Frank Pierson.
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Freestyle acquires Julia Dyer’s The Playroom
Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media have taken theatrical and all DVD and VOD rights to the drama and have set a Feb 8 day-and-date release.
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Hugues Barbier bolsters ranks at Toronto’s Raven Banner
Barbier arrives as manager of festivals/acquisitions after serving in an organisational and programming role at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival for more than four years.